¹³ “‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth,^{(A) 14} because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, “You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.”^(B)

¹⁶ But you must not eat the blood;^(A) pour^(B) it out on the ground like water.^(C)

²⁴ You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.^(A)